An official repeatedly thwarted her attempt to do a lap of honour before Muir eventually gave her the slip.

She told BBC Radio 5 live: "They were saying they were behind on the programme, but the athletes were out on the track so I thought, 'ach, I'm just going to go'."

Muir is juggling her record-breaking athletics career with her veterinary studies.

"Athletics is quite an individual sport so I can fit everything around it," she said.

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"I just go for runs in the morning before I head to lectures, and do runs in the evenings when I get back. It is tough and my recovery is not as great as other athletes' but veterinary always came first for me."

Muir revealed she felt motivated to "work even harder over the winter" after her disappointment at finishing seventh in the 1500m final at the Rio Olympics.

"I wanted to race as best as I could throughout 2017 and it's gone pretty well so far," she said.